7-letter words containing a, o, n
- goldman — Edwin Franko [frang-koh] /ˈfræŋ koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1956, U.S. composer and bandmaster.
- gonadal — a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- gondola — a long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental stem and stern and sometimes a small cabin for passengers, rowed or poled by a single person who stands at the stern, facing forward: used especially on the canals of Venice, Italy.
- gonidia — Plural form of gonidium.
- goodman — the master of a household; husband.
- goondas — Plural form of goonda.
- gordian — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- gormand — gourmand.
- gosplan — the official planning organization, which drew up projects embracing trade and industry, agriculture, education, and public health.
- gotland — an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km). Capital: Visby.
- gournia — a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- gownman — Archaic form of gownsman.
- gradino — (architecture) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar.
- grafton — Sue, born 1940, U.S. detective novelist.
- gramont — Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1621–1707, French courtier, soldier, and adventurer.
- granado — Obsolete form of grenade.
- granjon — a style of type originally cut by the French designer Robert Granjon.
- grannom — a widespread caddis fly, Brachycentrus subnubilus, the larvae of which attach their cases to vegetation under running water and are esteemed as a bait by anglers
- granola — a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
- grantor — a person or organization that makes a grant.
- grayson — David, pen name of Ray Stannard Baker.
- groaned — Simple past tense and past participle of groan.
- groaner — a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
- groanes — Plural form of groane.
- guanaco — a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- gunboat — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- hack on — To hack; implies that the subject is some pre-existing hunk of code that one is evolving, as opposed to something one might hack up.
- hadrons — Plural form of hadron.
- haemony — a plant with paranormal qualities referred to by Milton
- hagborn — born of a hag or witch.
- hainous — Obsolete spelling of heinous.
- halcyon — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- hallion — a disreputable or useless lout
- halogen — any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.
- haloing — Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- hambone — (especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect.
- hamborn — Duisburg.
- hammond — John Hays [heyz] /heɪz/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, U.S. engineer.
- hampton — Lionel, 1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.
- hancock — Herbert Jeffrey ("Herbie") born 1940, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- hand on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handjob — Alternative spelling of hand job.
- handoff — handover
- handout — a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar.
- hanford — a city in central California.
- hang on — the way in which a thing hangs.
- hang to — to hold or clutch tenaciously
- hang-on — something easily attached to or mounted on another surface or object, as a turbocharger or transceiver in an automobile, a unit suspendable from shelving, or a portable soap dish.
- hangdog — browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
- hangout — a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.